Re: Should Civil Unions Be Legalized?
What practical effect would the 13th amendment have had on the rebelling Confederate states had the Civil War not been fought to bring the seceding states back into the union? They were all set to have their own government and system of laws.
Slavery was THE one issue in this country's history that couldn't be settled or enforced by an act of Congress, an executive order from the President, or a decision by the Supreme Court.
Am I being nit-picky by saying all this? Maybe. But having watch the movie Glory again recently, I just couldn't stomach the idea that the diabolical institution of slavery was single-handedly extinguished by some politicians/judges sitting in their comfy offices in Washington DC, pushing papers. If you ask me, the men who did the real work, the ones who made the ultimate sacrifice, are those who truly deserve the credit. And that sacrifice is something that should never, EVER, be forgotten.
But that's just my opinion.
Originally posted by Leo Lakio
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Slavery was THE one issue in this country's history that couldn't be settled or enforced by an act of Congress, an executive order from the President, or a decision by the Supreme Court.
Am I being nit-picky by saying all this? Maybe. But having watch the movie Glory again recently, I just couldn't stomach the idea that the diabolical institution of slavery was single-handedly extinguished by some politicians/judges sitting in their comfy offices in Washington DC, pushing papers. If you ask me, the men who did the real work, the ones who made the ultimate sacrifice, are those who truly deserve the credit. And that sacrifice is something that should never, EVER, be forgotten.
But that's just my opinion.
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